The assignment note says to write about student centered assessment and how this module has added to my ideas about this. Well, I think student centered assessments implies that the individual learning styles of the students should be taken into account when assessing what students have learned. This is obvious and I don't think anyone would disagree. Making assessments student centered can also mean involving them in the process of creating assessments. This can lead to more motivation as a result of their increased involvement, but can also be a slippery slope if they are allowed too much input. I think it depends on your teaching style and your particular group of students.

In my teaching I do give assessments to gauge whether or not the students have acquired various library, information and research skills. I try to make the assessments somewhat active in that students sometimes have to move to different parts of the library or use what they have learned to find information in various sources. So there is some degree of student centeredness (made up that last word) to my lessons and units. I do make use of formative assessments, which may include worksheets, quizzes or just the demonstration of a skill. These are indicators that lead to the summative assessments. The summative assessments are of a similar style but are usually longer and the students have to complete them with less assistance.